Let's Talk About Claims of Alien Life on Planet K2-18b (New Studies)
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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about recent studies about the claim of alien life on K2-18b
Links:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.10539
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16236
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12946
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad74da
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0:00 K2-18b saga continues
2:05 First major problem - study vs press release
3:40 Statistical counterevidence
4:30 DMS is everywhere though
5:40 Another study that examines 600+ molecules
7:00 How this compares to previous claims
8:32 Best explanation from Saga Seager - JWST criticism
11:50 Potential conclusions and what's next?
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Bob King https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/see-k2-18bs-host-sun/
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